There were loud killing cries all around, and Liu Ang was too lazy to use his sword, so he just had the three of them tied up and thrown on the pyre.
During the struggle, the replica "Liu" dagger on Shangguan Yuan fell out.
There was no hidden mark on the dagger, but Liu Songju recognized it at a glance as the dagger belonging to her younger sister Liu Songhe.
Liu Songhe has been missing for more than a year and there has been no news from him.
When Liu Jiajun saw this personal belonging, he thought the couple was using it as a blackmail.
Qianru cleverly seized the opportunity and pretended to be a tiger with Liu Anghu, in exchange for the opportunity to loosen her bonds.
"Old General Liu, my concubine killed someone at Mengqiao Station. It is for this reason that we came from the capital to persuade you to rein in the situation."
"Pretending! Even though I'm eighty years old, I still make a living and can carry a cauldron. How could I be deceived by a little girl like you? Songhe must be dead, otherwise you wouldn't be able to carry the dagger up the mountain."
"I was almost deceived by this little girl, but you are wise, dad." Liu Songju said, "We in the Liu family have no bones. Songhe will definitely commit suicide if he is arrested and unable to escape."
"What if she was given some medicine and couldn't commit suicide?"
The shrewd Liu Ang discovered the flaw in Qianru's lack of confidence, "What if? You come to negotiate, aren't you sure yet?"
It is precisely because the Liu family thought Liu Songhe was still alive that they were able to survive temporarily.
Qianru did not dare to make any more mistakes and tried her best to stay calm and rational.
So, she smiled calmly, stepped forward, and challenged the Liu family, who were watching eagerly: "Does it make sense to cheat each other like this? If we make a mistake, Liu Songhe will definitely not survive."
As soon as this statement came out, the situation quickly changed at an eye-catching speed.
The Liu family began to calm down and face the purpose of their visit.
This was convenient. Qianru thought about it for a moment and began to talk to the Liu family.
"Aunt Songhe was detained by Dali Temple because of a murder case in Mengqiaoyi more than a year ago. She refused to say anything. After a long investigation, the officials found Ji Fengshan and Liu Jiajun based on the dagger. I heard that Liu Jiajun was a chivalrous and righteous man.
, has always been active in the Yun County area southwest of Jifeng Mountain, I wonder why he started thinking about Mengqiao Station in the past few years?"
"The world is vast and we can go wherever we want."
"You are here just to investigate the case?"
When Qianru saw Shangguan Yuan opening his mouth to answer, she was afraid that he would ruin her plan, so she answered the question first: "Slowly you will all know the purpose of our coming."
But Shangguan Yuan didn't like her pretentious and terse way of speaking, so he cut her off again.
"The juniors have always admired loyal people. Although we have different positions, we don't want to beat around the bush. The main purpose of our visit is to investigate the case. At the beginning of the first month of last year, the censor Antai came to Gui County for inspection according to the order. He was arrested by a group of people at Mengqiao Station.
They were killed by thieves from Tongchi Mountain in Yun County. There is only a shortcut from Jifeng Mountain from Yun County to Mengqiaoyi, did you lend them a way?"
Liu Ang looked at his children seriously.
After a moment, Liu Songlan stood up and said, "At that time, someone came with a dagger to ask for help. It was the fifth brother-in-law's dagger, and he led the person down the mountain."
Liu Songju said that the group of people looked very strange. They were all armed and had their faces covered at night. At first glance, they did not look like serious people.
"The fifth brother-in-law can't bear the loneliness and always sneaks down the mountain to gamble. How can such a person make good friends?" Liu Songzhu said, "I went down the mountain to look for it a few days ago and accidentally found the skeleton of a man who died more than a year ago.
, the little finger of the left hand of the skeleton is missing, I suspect it is him."
"So you are the old woman who burned the body."
"That's right!" Liu Songzhu admitted frankly, "The fifth brother-in-law is not upright. If something happens to the fifth sister, it must be him."
"You can't kill someone without a nod, let alone he's already dead. Third sister, what you're doing is too much!"
"I hate evil as much as I hate this scoundrel of the Liu family. If it wasn't for the sake of my fifth sister, I would have chopped him up long ago!"
"But that person may not be the fifth brother-in-law. Don't you feel guilty for doing this?"
Liu Songzhu held his head high, not feeling that he was wrong at all.
This domineering and arrogant attitude is exactly the same as that of Shangguan Liu. They are truly sisters.
Her sister Liu Songlan and her brother Liu Yi were no less impressive, and they all wished that their fifth brother-in-law would die.
After arguing for a while, Liu Ang got annoyed and roared: "Shut up!"
The brothers and sisters gradually calmed down.
"Don't you know the thieves from Tongchi Mountain? You know they are not serious people, but you let them pass? I think you all have problems!"
"Dad, you have to be reasonable. My legs have been disabled for decades. My sisters have always made the decision on matters on the mountain. When will it be my turn as a disabled person to intervene?"
Liu Songlan also said that she was not feeling well at that time and left all matters to her three sisters.
Liu Songzhu, on the other hand, said that she was used to being alone, and her fourth sister, Songju, took all the ideas.
Liu Songju couldn't resist, so she had to admit, "Our Liu family army has always had rules. If someone comes with a dagger, he must return the favor. They came with the fifth brother-in-law's dagger, just to borrow a way. Who knew what would happen next?
So many things?”
"Don't be vague, who went up the mountain with the dagger and asked for permission?"
Liu Songju squeaked and said: "That person directly looked for the fifth brother-in-law. I didn't ask anything, I just looked at him from a distance."
Snapped!
Liu Songzhu slapped her sister on the face.
Thousands of old, weak and remnant soldiers immediately tightened their weapons nervously.
Who is in power on the mountain and who is not is immediately revealed.
"Want to rebel?" Liu Songzhu turned around and yelled at others. Unexpectedly, his sister returned the favor in an instant, and the two sisters immediately punched and kicked each other.
Liu Songju couldn't fight, but her children quickly came to help.
But Liu Songzhu had no one to help him, so he was forced to retreat to his father Liu Ang's side.
Liu Songlan came out to dissuade them again, and the internal fighting was temporarily stopped.
"Third sister, you are almost fifty, why don't you calm down your temper at all?"
"That's because I'm not like the second sister who can pretend to be deaf and dumb. No one in the mountain takes us two childless old women seriously. They all look forward to the fourth sister to find a 'clear path' for them.
"
"Songzhu, what exactly do you want to say?"
"Dad, they want to surrender to the Changsun family. The fifth brother-in-law didn't use the road to repay the favor. He and the fourth sister wanted to cling to the rich and powerful and live a life of fine clothing and food at the foot of the mountain."
"You are so slanderous! You have always been hostile to your fifth brother-in-law. You might have killed him long ago."
The children repeatedly mentioned the fifth son-in-law, so Liu Ang realized something was wrong and stopped the two quarreling daughters. He said to Qianru: "Little girl, you said that my daughter was arrested for killing someone in Mengqiaoyi. What about her husband-in-law now?"
?”
Qianru was afraid that she would make it up and couldn't provide any supporting evidence, so she had no choice but to follow their words and say, "The whereabouts are unknown."
Liu Ang snorted several times, "He led the bandits from Tongchi Mountain down the mountain. Even his daughter was arrested. How could he be missing?"
Seeing that Qianru couldn't answer, Liu Songju pulled out the knife and said, "To prove my innocence, I will kill these three bitches now."
After saying this, Qianru was stabbed in the head.